January 10, 1977 Table Of Contents
The Bowls
Tony Dorsett was the general, but Pitt had an army of heroes—Cavanaugh, Romano, Jones, Walker—as it wrapped up the national title, bulldozing the Bulldogs in a manner that was hardly civil
By Joe Jares
THESE 'CATS WERE COOL AND COLLECTED
Led by the Sugar Bowl Classic's MVP, Mike Jones (above), unabashed—and undefeated—Cincinnati won at New Orleans, beating Indiana's stormy knights
Super Debate
WHICH TEAM HAS THE BETTER AIRPORT?
Mad Russian
THE MAD RUSSIAN WHO'S GOT THE MEXICAN CONNECTION
Harry Kabakoff, born Melville Himmelfarb, is the premier handler of Mexican fighters in the U.S., and he may soon have two champs
By Pat Putnam
College Basketball
Nationally ranked and fighting for the Southwest Conference title, Arkansas' homegrown talent is showing its fans that football isn't the only game in town
By Larry Keith
By Herman Weiskopf
Hockey
With an infusion of youth and muscle, the Rangers find some respectability
Baseball
Cash registers keep jangling for the Toronto and Seattle expansion teams
By Jim Kaplan
Pro Basketball
Home, sweet home is sweeter than ever
The home-court advantage has always been a big plus in the NBA, but this season it's a whole lot bigger. The main reason is a different kind of schedule. Other factors are deeper benches, more frenzied crowds. It can add up to a 10-point edge
Conservation
It was touch and go for Nantucket last week, but the west wind held, nudging the Argo Merchant's oil spill out to sea, where birds may be dying by the thousands
By Dan Levin
For The Record
A roundup of the week Dee. 27-Jan. 2
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
By John A. Meyers
Edited by Robert W. Creamer